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George Washington's Second Inaugural Address

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1793

FELLOW-CITIZENS: I am again called upon by the voice of my country to
execute the functions of its Chief Magistrate. When the occasion proper for it
shall arrive, I shall endeavor to express the high sense I entertain of this
distinguished honor, and of the confidence which has been reposed in me by
the people of united America.

Previous to the execution of any official act of the President the Constitution
requires an oath of office. This oath I am now about to take, and in your
presence: That if it shall be found during my administration of the
Government I have in any instance violated willingly or knowingly the
injunctions thereof, I may (beside incurring constitutional punishment) be
subject to the upbraidings of all who are now witnesses of the present solemn
ceremony.

Source: Richardson, James D. A Compilation of the Messages of the Presidents 1789-1897, vol. 1. Washington: Government Printing
Office, 1896.